

A Modern Affair
1996-09-06 · 90 min · ★ 6.0
A Modern Affair is an independent feature directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn, the film's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies: instead of man meet woman - fall in love, marry and have baby, in this film the woman gets pregnant, then meets the father, then falls in love. Grace Rhodes (Lisa Eichhorn) is a lonely, successful executive whose biological clock is loudly ticking.
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- Vern Oakley
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Lisa EichhornGrace Rhodes
Stanley TucciPeter Kessler
Caroline AaronElaine
Robert JoyErnest Pohlsab
Wesley AddyEd Rhodes
Robert LuPoneBen
Cynthia MartellsEllen
J. Smith-CameronDiane
Vincent YoungTony
Tammy GrimesDr. Gresham
Gary LahtiJerry
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